Patient-reported systemic symptoms in women with silicone breast implants: a descriptive cohort study by Karlinde Amber Spit, Miranda Scharff, Christel JM de Blok, Frank B Niessen, Yara Bachour, Prabath W Nanayakkara

“…Objective An unknown portion of women with silicone breast implants (SBI) report development of systemic symptoms, recently named as ‘breast implant illness (BII)’. We aim to describe the symptoms and characteristics of women with SBI reporting these systemic symptoms and compare the clinical course of women who chose to keep their implants, to women who had their implants removed.Design Observational cohort study.Setting Specialised BII out-patient clinic at Amsterdam UMC, the Netherlands, from 2011 to 2020.Participants All women presenting to the BII clinic with SBI and systemic symptoms.Results 467 women were included for baseline analyses and 398 women for follow-up. …”
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Secondary prevention of preeclampsia by Muhammad Ilham Aldika Akbar, Muhammad Ilham Aldika Akbar, Roudhona Rosaudyn, Khanisyah Erza Gumilar, Khanisyah Erza Gumilar, Renuka Shanmugalingam, Gustaaf Dekker, Gustaaf Dekker

“…PE is a multifaceted illness characterized by syncytiotrophoblast (STB) stress, leading to endothelial dysfunction and systemic inflammation. …”
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Advances in the detection of virulence genes of Staphylococcus aureus originate from food by Yingying Zhao, Dandan Xia, Panpan Ma, Xiaofeng Gao, Wenyi Kang, Jinfeng Wei

“…Human health is threatened by foodborne illness and Staphylococcus aureus is a common foodborne pathogenic bacteria. …”
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Small Extracellular Vesicles Secreted by iPSC-Derived MSCs Ameliorate Pulmonary Inflammation and Lung Injury Induced by Sepsis through Delivery of miR-125b-5p by Wei Peng, Yun Yang, Jiaquan Chen, Zeyao Xu, Yuanlei Lou, Qi Li, Ning Zhao, Kejian Qian, Fen Liu

“…Sepsis-induced acute lung injury is a common critical illness in intensive care units with no effective treatment is currently available. …”
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The complexities of elexacaftor/tezacaftor/ivacaftor therapeutic drug monitoring in a person with cystic fibrosis and Mycobacterium abscessus pulmonary disease by Claire Y Mou, Daniel J Henderson, Angela G Matson, Karen M Herd, David W Reid, Timothy Riddles, Ellie Johnson, Brett McWhinney, Rebecca Swenson, Andrew Burke, Ieuan E S Evans

“…This case highlights the challenges surrounding ETI TDM in the context of acute severe illness, malnutrition, chronic infection, and drug-to-drug interactions. …”
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Implementation of Virtual and Face-to-Face Childbirth Preparation Training for the Spouses of the Primiparous Women to Reduce the Fear of Childbirth, Improve the Pregnancy Experien... by Zari Doaltabadi, Leila Amiri-Farahani, Seyedeh Batool Hasanpoor-Azghady

“…The exclusion criteria for women’s husbands are the history of physical/mental illness; being a smoker; and consuming alcohol, drugs, or psychotropic substances. …”
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Collapsing Pattern Class-IV Lupus Nephritis Presenting as Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome and Cardiac Tamponade: A Rare COVID-19 Sequelae by K Harshitha Reddy, Pranjal Kashiv, Sunil Kumar, Sourya Acharya, Kapil Navin Sejpal

“…Type-IV Lupus Nephritis, or diffuse Lupus Nephritis, is a severe illness characterised by diffuse proliferative lesions. …”
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Polypharmacy and anticholinergic burden scales in older adults: a cross-sectional study among psychiatric outpatients in a tertiary care hospital by Manjunath Bidarolli, Biswadeep Das, Vikram Singh Rawat, Sachin Manocha, Hannah Theresa Sony, Akash Agnihotri, Mahima Gupta, Franklin Agera

“…Elderly patients (aged ≥ 60 years) who were on at least one psychotropic medication and had a primary working diagnosis of psychiatric illness were included. All psychotropic medications, including antidepressants, antipsychotics, mood stabilizers, and hypnotics, were evaluated. …”
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Assessment of Traffic-Related Ambient Air Particulate Matter (PM) Levels in Douala, Cameroon by Yannick Cédric Ngangmo, Cyrille Adiang Mezoue, Cyrille Meukaleuni, Brice B. S. Wandjie, David Monkam

“…In addition, it provides essential information on the pollution in Douala, which can be a major source of illness in the city and must be addressed.…”
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Elevated Cerebrospinal Fluid Neopterin Concentration Is Associated with Disease Severity in Acute Puumala Hantavirus Infection by Timo Hautala, Terhi Partanen, Tarja Sironen, Saara-Mari Rajaniemi, Nina Hautala, Olli Vainio, Olli Vapalahti, Heikki Kauma, Antti Vaheri

“…The infection activates immunological mechanisms that contribute to the pathogenesis and characteristics of the illness. In this study we measured cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) neopterin concentration from 23 acute-phase NE patients. …”
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Fever, Myositis, and Paralysis: Is This Inflammatory Myopathy or Neuroinvasive Disease? by Aneeta R. Kiran, Richard A. Lau, Kim M. Wu, Andrew L. Wong, Philip J. Clements, Emil R. Heinze

“…Most patients present with a febrile illness but a few develop WNV neuroinvasive disease. …”
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Predicting Outcomes for Interhospital Transferred Patients of Emergency General Surgery by Brandon Cave, Daniel Najafali, William Gilliam, Jackson F. Barr, Christian Cain, Chris Yum, Jamie Palmer, Safura Tanveer, Emily Esposito, Quincy K. Tran

“…We hypothesized that transfer origin of EGS patients impacts outcomes due to critical illness as indicated by higher Sequential Organ Failure Assessment (SOFA) score and disease severity. …”
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The Relationship Between Mindset and Poverty Levels in Kisinga Sub-County Kasese District by Kambere, Roggers

“…Children raised in poverty tend to miss school more often because of illness whereby in the family there is no money to take such a child to the hospital and also to school and this has increased the levels of learners' dropout. …”
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Evaluation of Government Programmes on Enhancing the Lives of the Elderly: A Case Study of Social Assistance Grant for Empowerment in Mitooma District. by Natuha, Prossy

“…The elderly should have access to health care to help them maintain/help gain the optimum level of physical, mental and emotional wel1being and to prevent or delay the onset of illness. This should be done by both the government and Non- governmental organization who are the major service providers.…”
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Prevalence of pulmonary hypertension and associated factors among rheumatic heart disease patients in Ethiopia by Asmamaw Gedefaw, Yihealem Yabebal Ayele, Gebeyaw Wudie, Abiyot Tefera, Agerye Kassa Yirdaw, Tadele Demilew

“…Severe mitral valve stenosis (AOR 7.8, 95% CI 2.4–25.7), duration of illness ≥ 3 years (AOR 7.7, 95% CI 2.1–28.5), and diuretics use (AOR 5.6, 95% CI 2.2–14.3) were factors associated with PH. …”
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Attitudes and Barriers to Breastfeeding among Mothers in Princess Nourah Bint Abdulrahman University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia by Razan Yasser Abulreesh, Ibtihaj Abdullah Alqahtani, Zainah Yahya Alshehri, Maha Ali Alsubaie, Shatha Nasser Alburayh, Norah Mohammed Alzamil, Hayat Saleh Alzahrani

“…The tendency for scoring a negative attitude to breastfeeding was significantly reported (p<0.5) among 127 (31.8%) 31- to 40-year-old mothers; 153 (38.3%) bachelor’s degree holders; and 157 (39.3%) employees (χ2 (4) 14.6, p = 0.006; χ2 (4) 10.4, p = 0.034; and χ2 (4) 20.4, p < 0.001, respectively). “Mother’s illness” was the most commonly (63%) reported barrier to “not to breastfeed,” followed by “work” (45.5%) and “father not supporting breastfeeding” (14.8%). …”
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Incidence of alexithymia in worsening symptoms and quality of life of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus patients (SLE) by Fabio Rapisarda, Concetta Mezzatesta, Antonina Butticè, Alessandro Raffa, Stefano Boca

“…Results: Comparisons between the two groups revealed significant differences in the Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) patients, compared to the control group, about the difficulty in identifying feelings and distinguishing them from the bodily sensations accompanying emotional activation, the use of conversion as a defence mechanism and the production of positive symptoms.Moreover, in the same group, the difficulty in identifying emotions was correlated with quality of life, since those who have difficulty identifying emotions have a poorer quality of life.Further analysis regarding the construct of alexithymia, within the patient group alone, revealed a tendency towards somatisation and the use of immature defence mechanisms, including conversion, acting out, projection, dissociation and displacement, highlighting a tendency to act out and project emotional suffering.Furthermore, there appeared to be difficulty in sharing emotional distress with others, indicating a deep sense of insecurity and a need for approval, as well as an incidence in the perception of the state of illness leading to a decline in the quality of life. …”
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The Impact of Rural Alimentation on the Motivation and Retention of Indigenous Community Health Workers in India: A Qualitative Study by Ajit Kerketta, Raghavendra A N

“…It has also been perceived that consuming nutrient-dense food products decreases the risk of chronic illness among rural populations. Additionally, community support systems related to alimentation were found to be crucial in maintaining motivation, with many CHWs emphasizing the importance of local food availability and cultural ties. …”
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Clinical Study of Mobile Application- (App-) Based Family-Centered Care (FCC) Model Combined with Comprehensive Iron Removal Treatment in Children with Severe Beta Thalassemia by Yuke Chen, Xiuping Huang, Qingmei Lu, Jian Lu, Xiaoxiao Huang, Yanni Luo, Fengxing Huang

“…The difficulties of iron overload caused by transfusions, which are the foundation of illness management in the majority of patients with severe thalassemia, may further worsen the clinical features. …”
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A Clinical Monitoring Program of COVID-19 Outpatients: A Prospective Cohort Study by Hossein Kasiri, Cyrus Mahjub, Mohammadreza Mazaeri, Fahimeh Naderi-Behdani, Aliyeh Bazi, Monireh Ghazaeian, Sahar Fallah

“…The pharmacist-based monitoring system can contribute beneficially to patients through the evaluation of symptoms, reduction of unnecessary visits, and provision of updated information to patients concerning the status of their illness.…”
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